Fatal Fungemia due to Paracoccidioides lutzii

Rosane Christine Hahn Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas e Tropicais, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Disciplina de Biologia Celular, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

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Anderson Messias Rodrigues Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas e Tropicais, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Disciplina de Biologia Celular, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

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Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas e Tropicais, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Disciplina de Biologia Celular, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

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Andreia Ferreira Nery Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas e Tropicais, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Disciplina de Biologia Celular, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

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Tomoko Tadano Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas e Tropicais, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Disciplina de Biologia Celular, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

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Luiz de Pádua Queiroz Júnior Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas e Tropicais, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Disciplina de Biologia Celular, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

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Zoilo Pires de Camargo Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas e Tropicais, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, MT, Brazil; Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Disciplina de Biologia Celular, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

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We report the first case of fungemia caused by Paracoccidioides lutzii in a 51-year-old male farm worker from the central-west region of Brazil. The fungus was isolated from blood cultures and the species was confirmed by phylogenetic identification. Despite specific treatment and intensive care, the patient died 39 days after admission.

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* Address correspondence to Zoilo Pires de Camargo, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Disciplina de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brasil. 04023-062 Rua Botucatu, 862/8°andar. São Paulo, SP, Brazil. E-mail: zpcamargo@unifesp.br

Financial support: A. M. Rodrigues is a fellow and received financial support from the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP, 2011/07350-1). Z. P. de Camargo also received financial support from FAPESP (2009/54024-2).

Authors' addresses: Rosane Christine Hahn, Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes, Andreia Ferreira Nery, Tomoko Tadano, and Luiz de Pádua Queiroz Júnior, Núcleo de Doenças Infecciosas e Tropicais, Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, MT, Brasil, E-mails: rchahn@terra.com.br, corfontes@gmail.com, andreia_nery@yahoo.com.br, mokacba@terra.com.br, and luizpadua.biomedico@hotmail.com. Anderson Messias Rodrigues and Zoilo Pires de Camargo, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Disciplina de Biologia Celular, São Paulo, Brasil, E-mails: amrodrigues@unifesp.br and zpcamargo@unifesp.br.

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